tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924376977137877630.post1063755008655925491..comments2023-11-13T03:11:20.798-08:00Comments on Life at the South Pole: MCI DrillKeithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02555547344016007163noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924376977137877630.post-2286445405843443792008-05-31T15:31:00.000-07:002008-05-31T15:31:00.000-07:00Cold-induced asthma...say more about that some tim...Cold-induced asthma...say more about that some time. You know that all the ways that place can kill/craze you are interesting to me. Your sanity seems impressively intact, however.Halliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06838005343154969284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924376977137877630.post-56874872572396683322008-05-28T19:09:00.000-07:002008-05-28T19:09:00.000-07:00Haha...I read that as "cosmotologist" and was like...Haha...I read that as "cosmotologist" and was like WTF?!?<BR/><BR/>must be teh T3 givin' me teh dUMBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924376977137877630.post-57410229350487860192008-05-26T22:12:00.000-07:002008-05-26T22:12:00.000-07:00Hi, Richard.Yup, I'm at the Amundsen-Scott South P...Hi, Richard.<BR/><BR/>Yup, I'm at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole station, a scientific research station owned and operated by the US gov't.<BR/><BR/>I'm a cosmologist, and my job down here is running the South Pole Telescope, a 10m radio telescope about a kilometer away from the station. Check out some of the earlier posts for more details.<BR/><BR/>Glad you're enjoying the blog.<BR/><BR/>- KeithKeithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02555547344016007163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924376977137877630.post-81985379106803015392008-05-24T20:49:00.000-07:002008-05-24T20:49:00.000-07:00OH....are you actually at the South Pole? One of ...OH....are you actually at the South Pole? One of my uncles explored part of antarctica and actually had a mountain named after him....McCarroll Peak. It's on that spiral arm sticking out on the left side...lolRichardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774997916480264653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924376977137877630.post-58435660844766811922008-05-24T20:47:00.000-07:002008-05-24T20:47:00.000-07:00I just found your site; it's very interesting! Wh...I just found your site; it's very interesting! <BR/>Where, in Antarctica are you? What do YOU doing there and what is the whole station doing there?<BR/>Is this a scientific laboratory? Who owns it?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the info.<BR/>Richard Newquist<BR/>richard@rnewquist.comRichardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774997916480264653noreply@blogger.com